End of School Year

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 300, 20 December 1935, Page 2

End of School Year

Manchester Street School

CERTIFICATES PRESENTED. Attendance and swimming certificates were presented to the children of Manchester Street School, Feilding, as follows: Good Attendance Certificates. Standard VI: Gaenor Henson, Vera Matthews, Patricia Robertshaw, Betty Rosanoski, George Cook, Robert Johns, Garnet Russell, Keith Simpson, Ronald Tromain, . Standard V: Freda Johnson, Hamish Brock, William Dowe, Raymond Evans, Alan Groombridge, Lewis Kemp, Sidney Ainyes, Oliver Amyes, Carmey Danakay, Norma Dowse, Noel Beazer, Frank Spooner. Standard IV: Mary Russell, Eileen Marsden, Lulu Marsdon, Beryl C. Hosking, Cliff Dewo, Leo. Matthews, Eric, Wong. Standard in: Joyce Smith, Donald Allen. ■ Standard II: Norman Bickers, John Gerbich, Clarence Wong, Beatrice Scott. Standard I:. Isobel Stewart, John Gibson. Primer III: Nada Wildbore. Primer IV: Lorraine Dewe, Mavis EvanS, Shirley Garnet, Moira Pask. , ‘ , • Swimming. Learners: Keith Cocker, Frank Randolph, John Kendall, Leonard Silcock, Clarence. Fisher, Frank Lashlio, George Harford, William Boyd, Allan Groombridge, Ronald Edwards, Borne Thomas, Trevor Levy, Robert Hay, Osman Franks, ; William Dewe, Edward McPhail. Proficioncy: Thomas Dewe, Betty Pigeon, Betty Rosanoski, June Carmine, Graham Garlick, Trevor Gill, Leonard Rynieker, Cyril Jones, Antony Fowler. Merit: Arthur Dewe, Noel Crazier, Vernor Bray, Eric Neale, Fay Tollan, Helen Harford, Phillip Bramwell, Alan Mason, William Shirley,. Cameron Ewen, Keith Cocker, Natilie Tollan, Phyllis Carmine.

dull at school, - so there was no reason for pupils to be downhearted. Continuing, Mr Batt said that he had received several letters of .appreciation from parents, and throughout the year He had received the closest co-operation from his staff in tho educating of tho children, and ho was looking forward to next year ■with added interest, (Applause.)

Mr Tingey was very pleased to be present at a school which had such a favourable report as Lytton Street. 110 was very pleased to sec the happy relationship existing between tho staff and the pupils, and tho school was very fortunate iu having for their headmaster a man who regarded educational matters not from tho narrow point of view, but from a broad standpoint. To thoso children who wero leaving school to further, their studies 'he expressed tho hope that they would remain at school as long as possible, and thereby gain greater intelligence, and when they grew up they would prove to be better citizens. (Applause.)At this stage of - the proceedings tho opportunity was taken of inviting Mr Cobbo to present the dux medal to Keith Gray.

Mr Cobbe thanked the school committee for inviting him to the gathering. He was associated with the school in its'early history, and with the Rev. Inues-Jones he interviewed the committee of the Wanganui Education Board with the idea of establishing a school in the northern part of the town. The Education Board, however, laughed at the suggestion. Continuing, Mr Cobbe said the school to-day was a splendid one, with beautiful surroundings and a vast-improvement on tho schools of a.fow.years ago. Education to-day was of a much higher standard and was much more practical.

The children, said Mr Cobbe, were born in one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and he hoped that they wero proud of tho fact that they were living in the British Empire, the greatest Empire the world had ever known. (Applause.) , Certificates of proficiency were then distributed among members of the sixth standard. The cups for the winner of tennis and athletics among the boys went to T. Hewit, whilo tho girls’ athletic cup was won by B. Graham and tho girls’ tenuis cup by N. Laing. The .afternoon’s proceedings closed with the National Anthem.

Te Arakura On Wednesday afternoon, a delightful breaking-up concert was given by the school pupils. A collection was taken in aid of tho Wanganui health camp, and the senior girls had decorated the stage very prettily with rambler roses, and Joan Burnham performed tho duties of M.C. At the conclusion, Miss W. Bailey, headmistress, thanked the parents for attending and helping to make a ■pleasant afternoon. It was intended to form a parents’ association iu tho New Year. Parents of the children would bo notified of the inaugural meeting and ft was hoped the meeting would be well attended.

Mrs P. Danielson proposed a vote of thanks to the teachers and children for an enjoyable afternoon and this was carried by acclamation. Afternoon tea provided by the ladies, with soft drinks and sweets brought .the afternoon to a closo.

Tho concert programme was as follows:—Song, ‘'Good King Wenselas,” tho school; recitation, “Meg Merrilees,” . Kora O’Farrell; recitation, ‘' Daffy downdilly, ’ ’ Tholma Griffen; playette, “Battle of Bingo,” standard II; song, “The Busy Bee,” infants; recitation, “Before,” Audrey Firth; recitation, “The I’irato,” Kahu jKingi; recitation, “The Listeners,” Jean Wilson; play, “Little Boy Lost,” Bernard Bennett, Bon Hume, Mick (Herbert and Ned Lawton; round, I “Days of Summer Glory,” senior I pupils; recitation, “Missing,” Barbara !Swainson; , recitation, “Tewkesbury Boad,” Vera Knight; recitation, “I Know,” Alan Thomas; song, “The Fairy Glade,” upper girls; folk dance, upper girls; recitation, “Tho Scarecrow,” Ned Lawton; recitation, “Weathers,” Dulcie Cleavor; song, “Pokara-kare-anu,” senior girls; recitation, “Uncle James,” lan McCrae; roeitation, “Nod,” Joy Gutzell; song, '“Jenny Jones,”-the school; playette, “Catherine Parr,” Olive Thomas, Dorothy Hopkins, and Joan Burnham. The school is to be congratulated on again obtaining splendid proficiency results. Of the five girls presented for tho examination, proficiency certificates were obtained by Megan Byman, Olive Thomas, Dorothy Knight and Dorothy Hopkins. The school has, throughout the past year, been full to capacity and with tho possible addition of pupils from neighbouring schools that may bo closed, it may become crowded. However, it is not anticipated' that thero will be a very largo number of beginners at the commencement of the year.

Halcombe Break-up A shrill hubbub of childish voices, together with a more subdued buzz from the older folk, issuing from the Jubilee hall on Wednesday evening, heralded tho end of tne school year for 1935. Prominent iu tho front of the stage was a glittering and well-laden Onristmas tree erected and decorated by that indefatigable worker for the local school, Mr B. Wischnowsky. As a live wire, ho has no equal and the local school has much to thank him for. The chairman of the committee, Mr. W. Paulding, announced that tho evening’s enter tainmont was not claimed to be a school concert but morely a few items hurriedly prepared at short notice. He thanked the parents for having attended school functions during the winter, the proceeds from those dances having made the prize-giving possible. The programme was as rollows:—Soniors: “Marching Song, “May Day,” “Old King Cole,” “Huntsman’s Chorus.” Juniors: Eecitation, Janico Smith; songs, “Nursery Bhymes’; recitation, (Continued on page 4.)